阅读下面阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Do you feel a little weak today? If so, put on a game face. Game face is a look of great determination on the face of a game player.
Game face is a kind of 【小题1】 (face) expression, which can positively influence personal deternination in overcoming chanlleges. But there was little scientific evidence 【小题2】 (prove) game face really helped people handle physical or mental challenges.
So expert Richesin and several 【小题3】 (colleague) did some research. They designed two tests, both of 【小题4】 were simple to carry out.. For the first, they asked 62 people to put hands in ice-cold water for a few minutes. The second experiment required participants to figure out 【小题5】 puzzle.
For each experiment, the participants 【小题6】 (divide) in half. One group was told to keep their expressions serious and determined. The other group was permitted 【小题7】 (let) their faces do whatever their faces felt like doing in the momnet.
What was the result? The crowd 【小题8】 serious and determined exprssions, not only performed, on average, about 20% 【小题9】 (good), but also recovered from stress more effectively.
“Our study shows making a game face indeed has the potential for improving performance. So go ahead and try one on,” Richesin said in a 【小题10】 (conclude).